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STEPHEN L. LAPOINTE

Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Lab
2001 South Rock Road
Ft. Pierce, Florida   34945

 

tel: 772-462-5914
cell:  772-216-1242
fax: (561) 462-5986
email: Stephen.Lapointe@ars.usda.gov
                                                                                                                                                                 
EDUCATION
      Ph.D.      Entomology, Plant Pathology, Botany      Cornell University, 1986
                     Thesis title: Potato glandular trichomes:  Influence on behavior, biology, and virus                                           transmission capability of the green peach aphid.
      M.S.       Entomology, Plant Pathology                   Cornell University, 1983
      B.S.        Ecology and Systematics                         Cornell University, 1975

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION AND SPECIAL INTERESTS

Insect-plant interactions, insect chemical ecology, integrated crop management, host plant resistance, biological control, plant-virus-vector interactions, international agricultural development.

CURRENT RESEARCH
Overall goal is development of environmentally appropriate means of insect control through understanding of insect biology, ecology and physiology.  High priority is given to elucidation of host plant attractants/repellents and pheromones for high priority insect pests of citrus, ornamentals and vegetables including the Diaprepes root weevil, citrus leafminer and Asian citrus psyllid.  This includes use of GC-coupled electroantennograms, GC/MS and behavioral bioassays (e.g., wind tunnel). 
Response surface methods are applied to optimization of insect diets to mass rear insects comparable to wild type for behavioral assays. 
Classical biological control and chemical ecology of exotic pests.

CURRENT POSITIONS HELD
Research Entomologist, USDA, ARS, U.S. Horticultural Research Lab, Ft. Pierce, Florida.

Graduate Faculty, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL

Affiliate Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Staff Entomologist; Regional IPM Coordinator, Cassava Program.  Centro Internacional de Agricultura      Tropical (CIAT), A.A. 6713, Cali, Colombia. International Coordinator, Cassava Ecological Plant      Protection for Latin America & Africa, a project of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)      executed by CIAT (Colombia), EMBRAPA (Brazil) & IITA (Nigeria). Senior Scientist based in Bahia,      Brazil (until 9/96) responsible for coordinating research, information management, training, extension and      impact assessment at CIAT and northeastern Brazil. Research included biological control & host plant      resistance for mite, whitefly, mealybug and hornworm pests of cassava, and participatory methods involving      growers in setting research goals and evaluating technologies. Dates of employment:  9/1993 – 5/1997. 

Sabbatical leave, 9/96 - 5/97           Visiting Fellow, Frosty Hill Fellowship, Entomology & Plant Breeding      Departments, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Research on biochemical mechanisms of inhibition of      leafcutter symbiotic fungus by leaf-cutter ant-resistant plants.

Senior Staff Entomologist, Tropical Forages Program, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT),      A.A. 6713, Cali, Colombia. Research, training, & collaboration with national agricultural research agencies      in Latin America. Major research efforts: host plant resistance to spittlebug pests of forage grasses;      integrated control of leaf-cutter ants in pastures and rice/pasture associations; regional evaluation of new      forage germplasm for pest resistance.Dates of employment:  3/1986 – 9/1993. 

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY   Graduate      Research Assistant in support of M.S. and Ph.D. theses.
     Dates of employment:  9/1980 – 3/1986. 

RELATED EXPERIENCE
     1982 & 1984     Botanical and entomological expeditions to Cochabamba region of Bolivia.
     1979 - 1980      Laboratory assistant, Soil Chemistry, Cornell University.
     1978 - 1979      Peace Corps Volunteer, Honduras. 
     1979                  Peace Corps In-Service Trainer, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Additional Training:

             1978  Peace Corps Volunteer, Spanish & technical training, Costa Rica, 12 weeks
             1998  USDA Graduate School, "Introduction to Supervision", Atlanta GA; 40 hours
             2000  Recombinant DNA Analysis Workshop, U. Florida, Gainesville, FL; 40 hours
             2004  USDA-REE Congressional Briefing, Georgetown U., Washington, DC; 40 hours

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
            American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
            Brazilian Entomological Society
            Entomological Society of America (ESA)
            Florida Entomology Society (past president)
            International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC)
            Sigma Xi Honor Society, Cornell Chapter
            Sociedad Colombiana de Entomología (SOCOLEN)

Honors and Awards:

            Member since 1983, Sigma Xi Honor Society, Cornell chapter.
            Best professional scientific presentation (Premio Hernan Alcaraz Viecco), 1987 national congress of                 SOCOLEN (Colombian Society of Entomology).
            Best training demonstration, voted by Latin American participants at the 1989 Tropical Pastures                 Intensive Training Course, CIAT, Cali, Colombia.
            Coauthor (thesis director), best student scientific presentation (Premio "Francisco Luis Gallego"),                 1988 national congress of SOCOLEN.
            Coauthor (thesis director), best student scientific presentation (Premio Francisco Luis Gallego), 1989                 national congress of SOCOLEN.
            Best professional scientific presentation (Premio Hernan Alcaraz Viecco), 1989 national congress of                 SOCOLEN.
            CIAT’s Outstanding Research Publication Award for 1992.
            Coauthor (thesis director), best student scientific presentation (Premio Francisco Luis Gallego), 1992                 national congress of SOCOLEN.
            Special Mention, 1993 Congress of the Colombian Entomological Society (SOCOLEN) for                             establishment of CIAT’s taxonomic collection and database of economically important arthropods.
            Certificate of Appreciation, National Research Center for Cassava and Tropical Fruits, Cruz das                 Almas, Brazil, 1996.
            Frosty Hill Fellowship, Cornell International Institute for Food and Agricultural Development in                 support of sabbatical leave, 1996-97.
            “Entomologist of the Year” presented by the Florida Entomological Society, “For Nationally and                 Internationally Recognized Work on Major Pests Affecting Florida and the Caribbean Basin”.
               2001.
            Nominated for “Teams That Make a Difference” award sponsored by National Middle School                 Association and Prentice Hall for collaboration with Dan McCarty Middle School, Ft. Pierce,
               2002.
            Recognition by the Science Institute of Discovery, Vero Beach, FL, Science Camp 2003 and 2004,                 “In Recognition of Your Time and Efforts in Helping to Mentor Our Junior Scientists”
            Annual Achievement Award for a Research Team, presented to the Diaprepes Task Force by the                 Florida Entomological Society, 2004.
            Recognition, by Indian River Community College and the Living Science Partners for receipt of 2004                 NAWeb “Best of the Web” Educational Web Site of the Year Award. 2004.
            Past President Award, Florida Entomological Society, 2005.

Recent Invitations (selected):

            Invited as keynote speaker to present the paper "Novel Approaches for Control of Diaprepes                              abbreviatus” (in Spanish) at a forum, "Alternativas de Control de Plagas Insectíles del Caribe"                 sponsored by University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR, 2000.
            Invited to present paper on biological control of pink hibiscus mealybug, XXI International Congress                  of Entomology, Beijing, China (declined).
            Invited to present the paper "Proactive classical biological control of the pink hibiscus mealybug" at the                  16th Conference on Insect and Disease Management on Ornamentals, Society of American                   Florists, Orlando, FL, 2001.
            Invited talk, “Pheromones for monitoring the Pink Hibiscus Mealybug”, Technology Transfer                              Workshop for Biological Control of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Florida Dept. of Agric. & Consumer                  Services and USDA-APHIS, PPQ, Lake Alfred, FL, 2001.
            Invited to teach course, "An Introduction to Tropical Entomology", Tropical Forestry Initiative,                              Dominical, Costa Rica, 2001 (declined).
            Invited to present lecture, "Where have all the students gone? Thoughts on the decline of academics                  and the concern for truth." Sigma Xi, Gainesville, FL, 2005.
            Invited to present lectures in Tropical Entomology (2001 and 2004-2006) and a graduate seminar                  (2006), U. of Florida, Gainesville.
            Invited to contribute chapter, Encyclopedia of Entomology (Kluwer Academic Press). 2006.
            Invited to present departmental seminar, Dept. Entomology & Nematology, U. of Florida, Gainesville,                  19 October, 2006.
            Invited to present research and participate in priority setting for the National Citrus Research Council,                  Denver, CO, October 10 – 12, 2006.
            Invited to present plenary lecture, “Chemical Ecology of the Diaprepes Root Weevil”, 2007 meeting                  of the Colombian Entomological Society (SOCOLEN), Cartagena, Colombia.
            Invited to present departmental seminar by Biology Department, U. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL,                  September, 2007.

Offices and Committee Assignments held in Professional and Honorary Societies:

             Entomological Society of America Standing Committee on International Affairs, 1991-95.
             Organizing Committee & International Affairs Committee for the 20th Annual SOCOLEN                                 Congress, Cali, 1993.
             Editorial Committee and member of Organizing Committee, 10th Symposium of the International                      Society for Tropical Root Crops, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 1994.
             Organizing Committee, International Pest Ant Symposium and XIII Encontro de Myrmecología,                     Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil, 1997.
              Organizing Committee, 1997 Congress, Brazilian Entomological Society.
              Chair, Diaprepes Task Force, Scientific Committee, 1997 - present.
              Long range planning committee, Florida Entomological Society, 1998-2000
              Membership Committee, Florida Entomological Society, 2000 - present.
              Vice president (2003-04) and president (2004-05), Florida Entomological Society
              Member, Scientific Committee, Revista Colombiana de Entomologia, 2004-present.
              Past-President (2006) and Chair, Nominating Committee (2006), Florida Entomology Society

Advisory and Consulting Activities
               Served on various occasions as consultant to the Brazilian, Colombian, Costa Rican, Peruvian,                    and Venezuelan national agricultural research agencies on control of spittlebugs (Cercopidae) and                    leafcutter ants in pastures and methods for breeding for resistance in Brachiaria spp. including                    training of personnel at CIAT, Cali, Colombia. 1987-93.
                Consultant for Servicios Cientificos Agropecuarios S. A., Brazil, a private pasture and legume                    seed producer, on control of spittlebugs in tropical forage grasses. Sao Paulo, Brazil. 1992.
               Consultant for the Tropical Forestry Initiative (Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University,
                   Ithaca, NY), at their research location in Costa Rica, to advise on appropriate methods for                              control of lepidopteran pests of native tropical hardwood trees (1997), and instruction in                              entomology and tropical ecology for undergraduate interns.
                Serves (1997 – present) as co-chair of the Scientific Committee of the Diaprepes Task Force,                    working to identify opportunities for improved control and collaboration in developing solutions
                  for the Diaprepes root weevil in Florida.
                 Reviewer of scientific manuscripts submitted to Biological Control, Crop Protection, Insectes                    Sociaux, International Journal of Pest Management, Journal of Agricultural Science, Journal of                    Economic Entomology, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Caribbean Food Crop Society,                    Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Florida Entomologist, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment,                    Nematropica, Manejo Integrado de Plagas y Agroecologia (Costa Rica) and others (1997 -                    present).
                Served on review panel of ongoing and proposed research projects, USDA TSTAR,                                       Washington, DC, April, 1998
                Participated in USDA-ARS Planning Workshop for National Programs 304 and 305 (Crop                               Protection and Quarantine, and Crop Production, respectively).  San Diego, CA,                                       November,2000.
                Invited participant, annual meeting of the National Citrus Research Council, Denver, CO,                               October, 2006.

Special Assignments:
                Participation as CIAT representative to a workshop on System-Wide Initiatives in IPM within the                      CGIAR. The Hague, Netherlands, 1994.
                Coordination of an International Workshop on the mite pathogen Neozygites for the Cassava                              Biotechnology Network, CIAT.  Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil. 1994.
                Participation in external review of the ESCaPP project (Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant                              Protection), sponsored by UNDP, Benin and Nigeria, 27 May through 4 June, 1996.
                Organization of progress meeting to assess status of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Ft. Lauderdale,                      FL, March, 1998.
                Organization of Second International Workshop on Bemisia and Geminiviral Diseases, San Juan,                      Puerto Rico, June, 1998
                USDA-ARS Acting Research Leader, USHRL, 2002-2003. 
                USDA-ARS Acting National Program Leader, NP304, May1 – July 31, 2005.

Grants received and administered:
               United Nations Development Programme-sponsored Cassava IPM project for Northeastern Brazil                 and Colombia. 1993-96.  Project Ref. GLO/91/013, "Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant
               Protection in South America and Africa: An Environmentally Sound Approach." US$ 10 million                ($3.6million for Latin American component).  Obtained project extension for 1997 of US$490,000.

                Cassava Biotechnology Network for international workshop on biology and development of the                 mite fungal pathogen Neozygites, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil, 1994. US$10,000.

                Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) for developing inter-center                 initiative in Farmer Participatory Research (FPR) in the context of IPM.  1996. US$20,000.

                1996 Frosty Hill Fellowship awarded by Cornell International Institute for Food and Agricultural                 Development (CIIFAD) in support of sabbatical at Cornell.  $12,500.

                Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council
                1998-99 Project #981-57E, Listening to the Larvae: Acoustic Detection of Diaprepes                                             abbreviatus.  $68,636/3yrs.

                2000-01 Project #002-15E Grant ($5,000) from Bayer in support of an international meeting on                                 Bemisia and geminiviruses, 1998.
                2000-01, Project #002-15E, A particle film for control of Diaprepes and other pests.  $36,000.
                2001-02, Project #002-15E, “A particle film for control of Diaprepes and other pests.”  Funded                                 for a second year at $36,000 for a total of $72,000 to date.
                2001-02, “A lethal male strategy for management of the Diaprepes root weevil.”  $36,000.
                2002-03, Project #013-99M, “Young Tree Replant Failure” $88,000 for FY 03, $58,000 to                                 ARS, projected total of $384,000 over 3 years.
                2002-03, Project #025-01E, “Integrated Control of the Diaprepes Root Weevil”, $343,050 for                                 FY 03, $154,000 to ARS.

                ARS Postdoctoral Research Associate Program, FY 1998.  $50,000 to fund postdoctoral research                 associate and research on biological control of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus                          hirsutus.

                ARS Postdoctoral Research Associate Program, FY 2006.  $100,000 to fund postdoctoral                            research associate and research on chemical ecology of the Diaprepes root weevil.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS
                Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.  Some ability in French.

STUDENT THESIS ADVISEMENT

Antonio Francis MS, 2006 Florida A&MUniversity Entomology
 Laura Sirot  PhD, 2003 U. of    Florida  Zoology 
Martha Rocio Bressan Smith MS,  1995  U. Federal da Bahia Agronomy
Alfora-Stella González MS, 1993 Cornell U. Plant Breeding
Isabel Corrales Acosta BS, 1993 U. Nacional de Colombia Agronomy
Claudia Alejandra Medina BS, 1993 U. del Valle Biology
Pedro Biafara BS, 1991 U. Nacional de Colombia Agronomy
Gloria Elena Navas Rios MS, 1990 U. Nacional de Colombia Agronomy
Freddy Córdoba BS, 1989 U. del Valle Entomology
Socorro Amparo Chaves B. BS, 1988 U. Nacional de Colombia Entomology
Armando Ferrufino C MS, 1987 U. de Costa Rica Entomology

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Tingey, W.M. and S. L. Lapointe.  Irish potato:  control of aphids, potato fleabeetle, potato leafhopper, and tarnished plant bug by foliar sprays.  Freeville, NY.  1977.  Insect Acar. Tests. 3:99-100.  1978.
  2. Lapointe, S. L.  Potato glandular trichomes:  Effect on feeding behavior and potato virus Y transmission by Myzus persicae (Sulzer).  M. S. thesis, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY. 1983. (Thesis)
  3. Lapointe, S. L. (ed.) Exuviae: A Handbook for Entomology Graduate Students, published by Jugatae, Department of Entomology, Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY  45p. 1985. (Popular Publication)
  4. Lapointe, S. L. and W. M. Tingey.  Feeding response of the green peach aphid (Homoptera:  Aphididae) to potato glandular trichomes.  J. Econ. Entomol. 77(2):386-389.  1984.
  5. Lapointe, S. L. Potato glandular trichomes: influence on behavior, biology, and virus transmission capability of the green peach aphid. 94 pp., Ph.D. thesis, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY. 1986. (Thesis)
  6. Lapointe, S. L. and W. M. Tingey.  Glandular trichomes of Solanum neocardenasii confer resistance to the green peach aphid (Homopera: Aphididae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 79:1264-1268.  1986.
  7. Dimock, M. B., S. L. Lapointe and W. M. Tingey.  Solanum neocardenasii: a new source of potato resistance to the Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 79:1269-1275.  1986.
  8. Lapointe, S. L., W. M. Tingey and T. A. Zitter.  Potato virus Y transmission reduced in an aphid-resistant potato species.  Phytopathology 77:819-822.  1987.
  9. Sotelo, G., S. L. Lapointe and G. L. Arango.  Nueva técnica de cría del "salivazo de los pastos" en invernadero (Homoptera: Cercopidae).  Revista Colombiana de Entomología 14: 3-6.  1988.
  10. Thomas, D. and S. L. Lapointe.  Testing new accessions of Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum) for acid soils and resistance to spittlebug (Aeneolamia reducta).  Tropical Grasslands 23: 232-239.  1989.
  11. Lapointe, S. L., G. Sotelo, M. S. Serrano and G. Arango.  Cría masiva de especies de Cercópidos en invernadero.  Boletín de Pasturas Tropicales 11: 25-28.  1989.
  12. Lapointe, S. L., G. Sotelo and G. Arango.  Improved rearing technique for spittlebugs (Homoptera: Cercopidae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 82:1764-1766.  1989.
  13. Lapointe, S. L., G. Arango and G. Sotelo.  A methodology for evaluation of host plant resistance in Brachiaria  to spittlebug species (Homoptera: Cercopidae).  Proc. XVI Internat. Grassland Congress, October 1989, Nice, France, pp 731-732.  (Proceedings).  1989.
  14. Ferrufino, A. and S. L. Lapointe.  Host plant resistance in Brachiaria grasses to the spittlebug Zulia colombiana.  Entomol. exp. appl. 51:155-162.  1989.
  15. Lapointe, S. L., A. C. Bellotti, C. Cardona and A. Pantoja.  The role of plant resistance in CIAT's commodity programs.  Ann. Plant Res. to Insects Newsletter 16:20-21.  1990.
  16. Córdoba, F., S. L. Lapointe and M. S. Serrano.  Tasa de excreción y sitio de alimentación de Aeneolamia reducta (Lallemand) (Homoptera: Cercopidae) en seis especies de gramineas.  Revista Colombiana de Entomología 16:15-20.  1990.
  17. Bellotti, A. C., C. Cardona and S. L. Lapointe.  Trends in pesticide use in Colombia and Brazil.  J. Agric. Entomol. 7(3):191-201. 1990.
  18. Lenné, J. M., Sonoda, R. M. and Lapointe, S. L.  Diseases and pests of Centrosema. pp 175-220 In R. Schultze-Kraft and R. J. Clements (eds.), Centrosema: Biology, Agronomy and Utilization.  CIAT, Cali, Colombia.  1990. (Book Chapter).
  19. Lapointe, S. L., C. A. García and M. S. Serrano.  Control of Acromyrmex landolti in improved pastures in the Colombian savanna.  pp. 511 - 518 In  R. K. Vander Meer, K. Jaffe, and A. Cedeño (eds.), Applied Myrmecology:  A World Perspective.  Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado.  1990. (Book Chapter)
  20. Lapointe, S. L. and A. Ferrufino C.  Plagas que atacan los pastos durante su establecimiento.  pp. 81-102 In  C. Lascano and J. Spain (eds.), Establecimiento y Renovación de Pasturas.  CIAT, Cali, Colombia. 1990.  (Book Chapter)
  21. Arango S., G., S. L. Lapointe and M. S. Serrano.  Antibiosis en Brachiaria jubata a los cercopidos Zulia colombiana Lallemand y Aeneolamia reducta Lallemand.  Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 17:16-20.  1991.
  22. Lapointe, S. L. and J. W. Miles.  Germplasm Case Study: Brachiaria  Species. pp. 43 -55 In  Pastures for the Tropical Lowlands: CIAT’s Contribution. CIAT, Cali, Colombia. 1992.  (Book Chapter)
  23. Lapointe, S. L., M. S. Serrano, G. L. Arango, G. Sotelo and F. Cordoba.  Antibiosis to spittlebugs (Homoptera: Cercopidae) in accessions of Brachiaria  spp.  J. Econ. Entomol. 85(4): 1485-1490.  1992.
  24. Lapointe, S. L. and M. S. Serrano. Ecología y control de la hormiga trozadora, Acromyrmex landolti, en los LLanos Orientales de Colombia.  Miscelanea, Sociedad Colombiana de Entomologia 24: 11-22.  1992.
  25. Chávez, S. A., S. L. Lapointe and J. I. Zuluaga.  Efecto de la temperatura y la humedad relativa sobre el almacenamiento de huevos de Zulia colombiana (Homoptera: Cercopidae), bajo condiciones de laboratorio.  Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 16(1):31-38.  1992.
  26. Miles, J. W. and S. L. Lapointe.  Regional germplasm evaluation:  A portfolio of germplasm options for the major ecosystems of tropical America.  pp. 9-28 In  Pastures for the Tropical Lowlands: CIAT’s Contribution.  CIAT, Cali, Colombia. 1992.  (Book Chapter)
  27. Sotelo, G., S. L. Lapointe and M. S. Serrano.  Bioensayo para el estudio de antibiosis en Brachiaria  spp. sobre el salivazo de los pastos, Aeneolamia varia (Fabricius) (Homoptera: Cercopidae).  Revista Colombiana de Entomología 19(3):97-100.  1993.
  28. Serrano, M. S., S. L. Lapointe and A. Villegas.  Caracterización del daño de la hormiga cortadora de pastos Acromyrmex landolti (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) sobre el establecimiento de Andropogon gayanus en los llanos orientales de Colombia.  Revista Colombiana de Entomología 19: 21-26.  1993.
  29. Medina, C. A., S. L. Lapointe and P. Chacon.  Fauna de hormigas asociadas con forrajes tropicales y su implicación como depredadoras de huevos y ninfas del salivazo de los pastos Aeneolamia spp.  Revista Colombiana de Entomología 19(4): 143-150.  1993.
  30. Lapointe, S. L., M. S. Serrano and A. Villegas.  Colonization of two tropical forage grasses by Acromyrmex landolti (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in eastern Colombia.  Fla. Entomol.  76: 359 - 365.  1993.
  31. Lapointe, S. L.  Manejo de dos plagas claves de sistemas de arroz/pastos en los llanos orientales de Colombia.  Memorias, XX Congreso SOCOLEN, Cali, Colombia.  1993. (Proceedings)
  32. Lapointe, S. L.  Manejo de dos plagas claves para forrajes de las sabanas neotropicales.  Pasturas Tropicales 15(3): 1-9.  1993.
  33. Arango, G. L., C. Torres and S. L. Lapointe.  Patogenicidad de tres cepas de Metarhizium anisopliae sobre huevos y ninfas de Aeneolamia varia (Fabricius) (Homoptera: Cercopidae).  Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 20:43-46.  1994.
  34. Kelemu, S., S. Lapointe and F. Morales.  Diseases and Pests of Wild Arachis Species.  Chap. 8, pp 95 - 101 In Biology and Agronomy of Forage Arachis.  Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. 1994.  (Book Chapter)
  35. Lapointe, S. L.  Cassava plant protection: Making it ecologically sustainable in West Africa and Brazil.  Cassava Newsletter 19 (1): 1-4.  (English and Spanish).  1995.  (Technical Bulletin)
  36. Miles, J. W., S. L. Lapointe, M. L. Escandón and G. Sotelo.  Inheritance of resistance to spittlebug (Homoptera: Cercopidae) in interspecific Brachiaria  spp. hybrids.  J. Econ. Entomol. 88: 1477-1481.  1995.
  37. Lapointe, S. L. and M. S. Serrano.  Ecology and control of the attine ant Acromyrmex landolti in neotropical savannas.  Proc. 5th International Pest Ant Symposia and the 1995 Imported Fire Ant Conference (S.B. Vinson and B. M. Drees, eds.).  San Antonio, Texas.  pp. 45–49.  1995.
  38. Hernández, M. P., A. Bellotti, C. Cardona, S. Lapointe, A. Pantoja.  Organización y utilidad de una colección de insectos para referencia y trabajo en cuatro cultivos tropicales.  Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 21: 59-62.  1995.
  39. Lapointe, S. L., M. S. Serrano, I. I. Corrales.  Resistance to leafcutter ants and inhibition of their fungal symbiont by tropical forage grasses.  J. Econ. Entomol. 89: 757-765.  1996.
  40. Valerio, J. R., S. L. Lapointe, S. Kelemu, C. D. Fernandes and F. J. Morales.  Pests and diseases of Brachiaria  Species. Chap. 6, pp 87 - 105 In J. W. Miles, B. L. Maass and C. B. do Valle (eds.), Brachiaria : Biology, Agronomy, and Improvement.  Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia and CNPGC/EMBRAPA, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.  1996.  (Book Chapter)
  41. Lapointe, S. L., M. S. Serrano, and P. G. Jones.  Microgeographic and vertical distribution of Acromyrmex landolti (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nests in a Neotropical savanna.  Environ. Entomol. 27: 636-641.  1998.
  42. Tang, Y. Q., S. L. Lapointe, L. C. Brown, and W. B. Hunter.  Effects of host plant and temperature on the biology of Toxoptera citricida (Homoptera: Aphididae). Environ. Entomol. 28: 895-900.  1999.
  43. Lapointe, S. L., J. P. Shapiro, and K. D. Bowman.  Identification of sources of plant resistance to Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 92: 999-1004.  1999.
  44. Lapointe, S. L., and J. P. Shapiro.  Effect of soil moisture on development of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomol. 82: 291-299.  1999.
  45. Bento, J.M.S., G. J. de Moraes, A. C. Bellotti, J. A. Castillo, J. F. Warumby, S. L. Lapointe.  Introduction of parasitoids for the control of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus herreni (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in north-eastern Brazil.  Bull. Entomol. Res. 89: 403-410.  1999.
  46. Bellotti, A. C., S. L. Lapointe, L. Smith.  Recent advances in cassava pest management.  Ann. Rev. Entomol. 44: 343-370.  1999.
  47. Lapointe, S. L. and R. M. Sonoda.  The effect of arthropods, diseases, and nematodes on tropical pastures.  pp. . 201 - 218 (Ch. 12) In Sotomayor-Rios, A. and W. D. Pitman (eds.), "Tropical forage plants: development and use".  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.  2000.  (Book Chapter)
  48. Shapiro, J. P., K. D. Bowman, and S. L. Lapointe.  Dehydrothalebanin, a source of resistance from Glycosmis pentaphylla against the citrus root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus.  J. Agric. Food Chem. 48: 4404-4409.  2000.
  49. Peña, J. E., D. G. Hall, R. Nguyen, R. Duncan, D. Amalin, P. Stansly, C. McCoy, R. Adair, S. Lapointe, H. Browning, and J. Knapp.  Efforts toward establishment of biological control agents of Diaprepes root weevil.  Fact Sheet ENY-643, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.  5 pp.  2000.  (Extension Fact Sheet)
  50. Mankin, R., J. Brandhorst-Hubbard, K. L. Flanders, M. Zhang, R. L. Crocker, S. L. Lapointe, C. W. McCoy, J. R. Fisher, and D. K. Weaver.  Eavesdropping on insects hidden in soil and interior structures of plants.  J. Econ. Entomol. 93 (4): 1173-1182.  2000.
  51. Lapointe, S. L.  Thermal requirements for development of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Environ. Entomol. 29:150-156.  2000.
  52. Lapointe, S. L.  A particle film deters oviposition by Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 93: 1459-1463.  2000.
  53. Lapointe, S. L.  History and Importance of Diaprepes to Agriculture in the Caribbean Region.  Proceedings, Diaprepes Short Course, CREC, University of Florida, 3/22/00.  2000. (Proceedings)
  54. Delalibera, Jr., I., G. J. de Moraes, S. L. Lapointe, C. A. D. da Silva and M. A. Tamai.  Temporal variability and progression of Neozygites sp. (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in populations of Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae).  An. Soc. Entomol. Brasil 29: 523-535.  2000.
  55. McKenzie, C.L., S. L. Lapointe, W. B. Hunter, and G. J. Puterka.  Efficacy of Surround for control of Asian citrus psyllid on citrus, 2000.  Arthropod Management Tests Report No. D8.  2002.
  56. Mayer, R.T., W.B. Hunter, S. L. Lapointe, C.L. McKenzie, R. Shatters, H. Doostdar, and A.A. Weathersbee III.  Recent advances and ongoing research on control of the Diaprepes root weevil at the U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, Florida.  Citrus and Vegetable Magazine, July and August,  2001. (Trade journal)
  57. Lapointe, S. L. and M. S. Serrano.  Collaborating to control pink hibiscus mealybug. Ornamental Outlook, July: 21-32.  2001. (Trade journal).
  58. Serrano, M. S., S. L. Lapointe and D. E. Meyerdirk.  Attraction of male pink hibiscus mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) by virgin females.  Environ. Entomol. 30 (2): 339-345.  2001.
  59. Hall, D.G., J. Peña, R. Franqui, R. Nguyen, P. Stansly, C. McCoy, S. L. Lapointe, R. C. Adair and B. Bullock.  Status of biological control by egg parasitoids of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in citrus in Florida and Puerto Rico. BioControl 46: 61-70.  2001.
  60. Bowman, K. D., J. Shapiro, and S. L. Lapointe.  Sources of resistance to Diaprepes abbreviatus in subfamily Aurantiodeae, Rutaceae.  HortScience 36: 332-336.  2001.
  61. Lapointe, S. L., D. E. Meyerdirk and M. S. Serrano.  Proactive classical biological control of the pink hibiscus mealybug.  pp 29-31,  Proceedings (peer- reviewed), 17th Annual Conference on Insect and Disease Management on Ornamentals, Society of American Florists, 25-27 February, 2001, Orlando FL.  2001.
  62. Lapointe, S. L.  Effect of temperature on egg development of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist 84: 298-299.  2001.
  63. Mankin, R. W., S. L. Lapointe, and R. A. Franqui.  Acoustic surveying of subterranean insect populations in citrus groves.  J. Econ. Entomol. 94: 853-859.  2001.
  64. McKenzie, C., S. L. Lapointe, and L. W. Duncan.  Landscape fabric as a physical barrier to neonate Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist 84 (4): 721-722.  2001.
  65. Serrano, M. S., S. L. Lapointe and D. E. Meyerdirk.  Attraction of male pink hibiscus mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) by virgin females.  Environ. Entomol. 30  (2): 339-345.  2001.
  66. Lapointe, S. L., and K. D. Bowman.  Is there meaningful plant resistance to Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in citrus rootstock germplasm?  J. Econ. Entomol. 95: 1059-1065.  2002.
  67. Serrano, M. S., and S. L. Lapointe.  Evaluation of host plants and a meridic diet for rearing Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and its parasitoid Anagyrus kamali (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Florida Entomologist 85: 417-425.  2002.
  68. Hunter, W. B., and S. L. Lapointe.  Iridovirus infection of cell cultures from the Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus.  4 pp.  J. Insect Science 3:36.  2003. 
  69. Hunter, W. B., S. L. Lapointe, X. H. Sinisterra, D. S. Achor, and C. J. Funk.  Iridovirus in the root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus.  6 pp.  J. Insect Science 3: 9.  2003.
  70. Lapointe, S. L.  Leguminous cover crops and their interactions with Citrus and Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist 85: 80-85.  2003.
  71. Lapointe, S. L., C. L. McKenzie, and W. B. Hunter.  Toxicity and repellency of Tephrosia candida to larval and adult Diaprepes root weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 96: 811-816.  2003.
  72. Nguyen, R., D. G. Hall, J. Peña, D. Amalin, C. McCoy, S. L. Lapointe, B. Adair, and P. Stansly.  Rearing methods for Quadrastichus haitiensis (Gahan) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) for biological contol of Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).  Florida Dept. Agric. Consumer Services. 13 Aug., 2003.  (Technical Bulletin) http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/methods/diaprepesposter.html
  73. Mankin, R. W. and S. L. Lapointe.  Listening to the larvae: acoustic detection of Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.).  Proc. Florida State Hort. Soc. (peer-reviewed) 116: 304-308.  2003.
  74. Lapointe, S. L., A. A. Weathersbee III, H. Doostdar, and R. T. Mayer.  Effect of dietary copper on larval development of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist 87: 25-29.  2004.
  75. Lapointe, S. L., W. B. Hunter, and R. T. Alessandro.  Cuticular hydrocarbons on elytra of the Diaprepes root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).  Agricultural and Forest Entomology 6: 251-257.  2004.
  76. Lapointe, S. L.  Antecedentes y estrategias para el combate de Diaprepes abbreviatus, plaga invasora del Caribe.  Manejo Integrado de Plagas y Agroecologia (Costa Rica) 71: 106-111.  2004.
  77. Zhang, A., D. Amalin, S. Shirali, M. S. Serrano, R. A. Franqui, J. E. Oliver, J. A. Klun, J. R. Aldrich, D. E. Meyerdirk, and S. L. Lapointe.  Sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, contains an unusual cyclobutanoid monoterpene.  PNAS 101 (26): 9601-9606.  2004.
  78. Peña, J. E., D. G. Hall, R. Nguyen, C. W. McCoy, S. L. Lapointe, R. Duncan, D. M. Amalin, P. A. Stansly, R. C. Adair, and A. B. Hoyte.  Recovery and establishment of Hymenopterous parasitoids released for biological control of the Diaprepes root weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida.  Proc. Int. Soc. Citriculture 2004, Peer-reviewed Paper No. 213.  2004.
  79. Peña, J. E., D. G. Hall, R.Nguyen, R. Duncan, D. Amalin, P. Stansly, C. McCoy, R. Adair, S. Lapointe, H. Browning, and J. Knapp.  Biological control of Diaprepes root weevil.  Citrus and Vegetable Magazine February 2004, p. 8 – 12.  2004. (Popular Publication)
  80. Lapointe, S. L.  Response of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to application rates of a particle film. Florida Entomologist 88: 222-224.  2005.
  81. Huang, X, W. Hunter, C. Cleland, M. Wolinski, S. L. Lapointe, and C. Powell.  A new member of the growth-promoting glycoproteins from Diaprepes root weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist 89: 223-232.  2006.
  82. Lapointe, S. L.  “Imaginal discs: the genetic and cellular logic of pattern formation” Florida Entomologist 89 (3): 425.  2006 (Book Review)
  83. Lapointe, S. L., C. L. McKenzie and D. G. Hall.  Reduced oviposition by Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and growth enhancement of citrus by Surround® particle film.  J. Econ. Entomol. 99 (2): 109-116.  2006.
  84. Shatters, Jr., R. G., L. M. Boykin, S. L. Lapointe, W. B. Hunter, and A. A. Weathersbee 3rd.  Phylogenetic and structural relationships of the PR5 gene family reveal an ancient multigene family conserved in plants and select animal taxa.  J. Molec. Evolution 63 (1): 12-29.  2006.
  85. Sirot, L. K., S. L. Lapointe, R. Shatters and M. Bausher.  Transfer and fate of seminal fluid molecules in the beetle, Diaprepes abbreviatus: Implications for the reproductive biology of a pest species.  J. Insect Physiol. 52: 300-308.  2006.
  86. Lapointe, S. L., D. G. Hall, Y. Murata, A. L. Parra-Pedrazzoli, J. M. S. Bento, E. Vilela, and W. S. Leal.  Field evaluation of a synthetic female sex pheromone for the leafmining moth Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Florida citrus.  Florida Entomologist 89: 274-276.  2006.
  87. Ulmer, B. J., S. L. Lapointe, J. E. Peña, and R. E. Duncan.  Toxicity of pesticides use in citrus to Aprostocetus vaquitarum (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an egg parasitoid of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist 89: 10-19.  2006.
  88. Ulmer, B. J., J. E. Peña, S. L. Lapointe, and G. Mathurin.  The occurrence of parasitoids attacking citrus weevil eggs on St. Lucia. Florida Entomologist 89: 407-409.  2006.
  89. Weathersbee III, A. A., S. L. Lapointe, R. G. Shatters, and D. G. Hall.  Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates producing novel endotoxins as measured by an innovative bioassay against neonate Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist 89: 441-448.  2006.
  90. Duncan, R. E., B. J. Ulmer, J. E. Peña, and S. L. Lapointe.  Reproductive biology of Fidiobia dominica (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), an egg parasitoid of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).  Environ. Entomol. 36: 376-382.  2007.
  91. Hall, D. G., S. L. Lapointe, and E. J. Wenninger.  Effects of a particle film on biology and behavior of Diaphorina citri (Homoptera: Psyllidae) and its infestations in Citrus.  J. Econ. Entomol. 100: 847-854.  2007.
  92. Lapointe, S. L., D. M. Borchert, and D. G. Hall.  Effect of low temperatures on mortality and oviposition in conjunction with climate mapping to predict spread of the root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus and introduced natural enemies. Environ. Entomol. 36: 73-82.  2007.
  93. Sirot, L. K., H. J. Brockmann, and S. L. Lapointe.  Behavioral and morphological correlates of male post-copulatory reproductive success. Animal Behaviour. In press. (2007).

    94. Manuscripts Submitted and under review:

  94. Francis, A., K. A. Bloem, A. L. Roda, S. L. Lapointe, A. Zhang, and O. Onokpise.  Development of trapping methods using a synthetic sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Florida Entomologist.
  95. Lapointe, S. L.  Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).  In Encyclopedia of Entomology, J. Capinera (ed.).  (2008).

Manuscripts in preparation:
        Lapointe, S. L. and W. S. Leal.  Describing seasonal phenology of the leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella         (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) with pheromone lures: controlling for lure degradation.
        Lapointe, S. L. , T. J. Evens and R. Niedz.  Response surface methods for optimization of insect diets         to user-defined optima.
        Otálora-Luna, F.,  Hammock, J.,  Lapointe, S. L. and  Dickens, J. C.   Host plant kairomones and a         pheromone for the root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus.  To be submitted to Arthropod-Plant         Interactions.

 

  
 


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